Eight trips of Kochi Water Metro ferry cancelled on Vyttila-Kakkanad routeOn June 27th, 2024, eight trips of the Kochi Water Metro ferry operating between Vyttila and Kakkanad were cancelled after 2:45 PM due to a technical issue. The affected trips were announced via the Water Metro's WhatsApp group. While the other ferries on the route continued to operate as scheduled, the...
more... faulty ferry was repaired by the evening. Typically, ferries on this route run every 25 minutes, but efforts are underway to reduce this to every 15 minutes. This will be possible when more ferries are delivered by Cochin Shipyard Limited and additional floating pontoons are installed. The shipyard is expected to deliver the 15th ferry soon out of the 23 ordered, with another six ferries expected by September. An additional 15 electric-hybrid ferries are currently being procured through a tender process, as part of the second phase of the Water Metro project.
27 June, 2024 ko, 2:45 PM ke baad, Vyttila aur Kakkanad ke beech chalne wala Kochi Water Metro ferry ke aath trips cancel ho gaye, technical problem aane ke karan. Water Metro ke WhatsApp group pe passengers ko trips cancel hone ki jaankaari di gayi thi. Is route pe chaltaa baaki...
more... ka ferry time pe chalta raha, aur faulty ferry ko shaam tak repair kar diya gaya. Is route pe normally har 25 minutes pe ferry chalata hai, par har 15 minutes pe chalaane ki koshish ki ja rahi hai. Ye tab possible hoga jab Cochin Shipyard Limited se zyada ferries aa jayenge aur dono terminals pe zyada floating pontoons install ho jayenge. Shipyard jaldi hi 23 ferries me se 15th ferry dega, jiska order diya gaya tha, aur September tak 6 aur ferries aane ki ummid hai. Water Metro project ke doosre phase mein, 15 electric-hybrid ferries ke liye tender process chal raha hai.